Grace's Birthday and Cookout

On March 21, our friend Grace turned 3! She had a nice birthday party at the park and even Tinkerbell showed up for the festivities. Tad kept taking the decorations out of the ground, but he was having a good time. Poor Liam just sat in his stroller.

Later that night we went to the Hodge's for a cookout. Tad had a great time in the backyard playing in a bucket of water. Next to him are his friends Ryan and Bella.

Tad loved riding the Barbie Jeep, but was having a difficult time with driving. Let's hope he gets better in the next 13 years!!

Tad's Snacktime

First off, I swear I watch my kids at all times! Tad found the container of puffs and decided the best place to empty them was on the toilet lid. I tried to get a picture of him eating off the toilet, but he took off. Of course after the picture I threw away all the puffs. If only he knew how gross that was!!

MOMS Playgroup

We started to have some really nice days in early March, so the MOMS group at the church had a playgroup at the playground.
Cyndi is teaching Tad and Braden about a ladybug. Tad's obsession with ladybugs began on this day. After the ladybug flew off, he was walking around the playground yelling "Ladybug - where Ladybug." He was so excited when he found another ladybug.

Winter Storm 2009

At the end of February, we actually had a little snow fall. It snowed for several hours on a Sunday morning, and was mostly gone by the afternoon.
The Tad's making a snowball.

Liam wanted to figure out what all that white stuff was all over everything.

Keeping Liam warm. We aren't equipped with heavy jackets.

Molly got in on the action too!

The classic car with snow photo.

Tad Turns 2!

It's hard to believe you are 2! You have brought us a lot of joy over the past 2 years. You are a very happy boy. You giggle a lot and I think may have a little of your daddy's goofiness in you. You like to be outside and run. We don't see you sitting down too much, which is good most of the time, but can be exhausting. You are a very determined little fellow which can lead to a little frustration as there are many things you are just not quite big enough for yet. I hope your determination will continue on though as I think it will pay off in the long run. Eating has been a little challenging with you as you still like to eat baby food. You at least eat crackers and peanut butter sandwiches which you can bring to school. You love milk and we do have to limit you some on that as I think you would have that as your sole nourishment if you had it your way. Cars, trucks and construction equipment are some of your favorite things. You also like animals. We are excited to see what the next year brings.

A picture of you on February 21.
We had your birthday on Sunday, February 22. We decided to just have a family birthday party.

Mommy made your cake from scratch. Another year and still you did not try your birthday cake. Sigh.

The brothers.

The Messes they Make

One big thing about having young children around that are learning to eat is they can make a big mess. Having a dog does help with the clean up, but I feel like I still clean up a lot of food throughout the day.

On this morning I was in the kitchen getting Little Tad's breakfast ready and he decided to go ahead and help Liam with the cheerios. A few made it on the tray, but many were on the couch and the floor.
Another morning Tad was watching a Baby Einstein video while Liam was napping. I left the basement for a few minutes and when I came back he had discovered the Sun Chips bag that was left on the table from the night before and thought well why not.

Tad and Some More Ladies

Here is just a cute photo of Tad eating a snack with his friends Lilli and Miriam at Miriam's house. He really likes to wear necklaces. I guess that is a kickback from the many days he spent at The Vanity.